League

Biraam
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ovadia Ritner took the kick off in the first half of the match. Shir Tabbush fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davi Gabor having to interfere. Davi Gabor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gidi Uzan, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Ovadia Ritner put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sheva Edman. Shir Tabbush fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davi Gabor having to interfere. Shir Tabbush received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Davi Gabor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When SC Biraam's Shir Tabbush in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Giaffa's goalie prevented a goal. Gai Elazar hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. When Ovadia Ritner came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Giaffa fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ovadia Ritner couldn't finish the play. Sheva Edman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovadia Ritner in the 39th minute of the match. Davi Gabor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shir Tabbush in the 41st minute. Shir Tabbush could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Davi Gabor made a huge save. Haviv Meyerson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Gidi Uzan made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Giaffa's Ovadia Ritner dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. 55 minutes into the match, SC Biraam's goalkeeper Sheva Edman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Haviv Meyerson. Giaffa's Davi Gabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gidi Uzan in the 57th minute of play. Shir Tabbush took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Davi Gabor. Davi Gabor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After having played for 65 minutes, Ovadia Ritner managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Giaffa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ovadia Ritner was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shir Tabbush fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davi Gabor having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Gidi Uzan managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Biraam's supporters rose to their feet, but Gidi Uzan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davi Gabor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Shir Tabbush had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davi Gabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gidi Uzan in the 78th minute of play. When Shir Tabbush came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the SC Biraam fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Shir Tabbush couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of SC Biraam:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Giaffa:s goal. After a defensive mix-up in Giaffa's zone, Zechariah Yashar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Davi Gabor came out of the goal and Zechariah Yashar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Davi Gabor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shir Tabbush, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SC Biraam fans cheered their team off the field, for while Giaffa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.